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Saying no to violence

NAIROBI: Soukous music maestro Koffi Olomide ran afoul of the Kenyan government last Friday. After landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a much-publicised concert, Olomide was captured on camera kicking one of his dancers, forcing her to run fearfully away from him.

Those who are familiar with Olomide say he has a violent streak that has landed him in trouble on several occasions. In 2012, for instance, a court in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) convicted the popular singer and handed him a three-month suspended sentence for assaulting a music producer.

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